Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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